M-ettes take down Rocky Boy

The Malta M-ettes basketball team won their lone game of the week, defeating the Rocky Boy Lady Stars in Rocky Boy on Thursday, January 6.

The M-ettes were scheduled to face Roundup on Saturday, January 8, but the game was postponed.

"It turned into only a one-game weekend for us, but we went on the road and got a good Northern B win," Malta Head Coach Nate Hammond said. "We jumped out pretty early and were able to get 11 kids time and work on some different things."

In Malta's win over Rocky Boy, the score was 58-40.

The team was led by Allison Kunze who had a 15 point, 16 rebound double-double. Maddie Williamson had 15 points, five rebounds and a game-leading five steals. Addy Anderson had 12 points. Aubri Werk had nine points and four rebounds in her first start of the season.

Malta outscored Rocky Boy 15-3 in the first quarter. Both teams scored 12 points in the second. The halftime total was 27-15. Malta scored 22 points while holding the Stars to 10. Rocky Boy had 15 points in the fourth, while Malta had nine.

"We could have been a little more consistent offensively but had good first and third quarters," Coach Hammond said.

Malta outrebounded Rocky Boy 41-27. Malta had 16 second-chance points. Malta had 14 steals and had 17 points off of turnovers